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bob⋅tail
[bob-teyl] 
–noun
| 1. | a short or docked tail. |
| 2. | an animal with such a tail. |
–adjective
| 3. | Also, bobtailed. having a bobtail. |
| 4. | cut short; docked; cropped. |
| 5. | shorter or briefer than usual; abbreviated: Several legislative items must be dropped from the current bobtail session of Congress. |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to cut short the tail of; dock, often by cutting a muscle in a horse's tail to make it stand erect. |
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Bobtail
Bob"tail`\, n. [Bob + tail.] An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail. Rag, tag, and bobtail, the rabble.Bobtail
Bob"tail`\, a. Bobtailed. "Bobtail cur." --Marryat.
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